Day 3 - Salt Lake City, Utah

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Once again, we had a long drive. This time it was from Bozeman, MT to Salt Lake City, UT - a nine hour drive.

Morning landscape in Montana

At one point in this journey we drove through Idaho. The typical speed limit on Highway 15 is 75. We went through a city so the speed limit lowered to 65 for a few miles. I was driving and didn't notice the speed change. Naturally, I got pulled over and got a ticket. The office was generally nice, but I now owe the state of Idaho $85. I didn't get a picture of this... it didn't seem like the right time to pull out my camera.

After we were done setting up; before the dance started.

My favorite part of this gig was the "Polygamy Lindy Hop Contest." The basic rules are: every lead starts with two follows. After they all dance to a song, the judges eliminate half of the leads and their follows join the remaining leads. This happens until one lead is dancing with all of the follows. I wasn't able to get a picture of it, but the winning lead looked real good out there.

From Left to Right: Solomon Douglas (piano), Dave Brown (bass), Glenn Crytzer (guitar), Mark Ribera (drums), Kevin Woods (trumpet), Tad Calcara (clarinet)

The people of Salt Lake treated us very well. I guess this just reinforces the "Mormons are really nice" stereotype. They put us up in a hotel and had sandwiches waiting for us when we got there. That may have lit a fire under us because we really rocked/swing it for them... definitely our best playing yet. The principle of clarinetist of the Utah Symphony, Tad Calcara, played with us. It seemed like he is a local hero in the swing scene. He was a very excellent player and a really nice guy.

Quote of the Day

"Then there's Snoop Dog, who is a head and a shoulder above all of them."

-Glenn Crytzer